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Bandy — is a winter sport, where a ball is hit with a stick. It shares a common ancestry with ice hockey, in that it likely developed from the informal ball and stick on ice games known collectively as shinny. As such, the game is played outdoors on a… … Wikipedia

bandy — (v.) 1570s, to strike back and forth, from M.Fr. bander, from root of BAND (Cf. band) (2). The sense apparently evolved from join together to oppose, to opposition itself, to exchanging blows, then metaphorically, to volleying in tennis. Bandy (n … Etymology dictionary

Bandy — Ban dy, n.; pl. {Bandies} ( d[i^]z). [Cf. F. band[ e], p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. bande. See {Band}, n.] 1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Bandy — Ban dy, v. i. To contend, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way. [1913 Webster] Fit to bandy with thy lawless sons. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

bandy — bandy1 [ban′dē] vt. bandied, bandying [Fr bander, to bandy at tennis, lit., connect by binding: see BAND1, vt.] 1. to toss or hit back and forth, as a ball 2. to pass (gossip, rumor, etc.) about freely and carelessly 3. to give and take; specif … English World dictionary